Franklin InstituteThe country’s first film screening took place in Philadelphia 156 years agoInventor Henry Heyl showed the first motion picture to 1500 people at the Academy of Music. He also invented the stapler and the paper cup. Elizabeth Wellington 16 family-friendly Halloween events in Philly, from trick-or-treating to spooky mini golfEarl Hopkins In about-face, the Atwater Kent Collection won’t be going to Drexel UniversityPeter Dobrin Police shoot and kill armed man on Benjamin Franklin Parkway, officials sayEllie Rushing, Anna Orso, and Brett Sholtis We pick our favorite shows from this year’s big, bizarre, and bold Philly Fringe FestRosa Cartagena, Julie Zeglen, and Frank Schierloh Advertisement🍻 Grab a stein at Roxtoberfest and more | Things to doThe Philadelphia Parallel Parking Association Championship, Roxtoberfest, Halloween Nights at Eastern State Penitentiary, and more. Earl Hopkins The Academy of Natural Sciences museum is closing. What happens to memberships and planned events?Drexel said visitors should come to the museum through Sept. 27 “and celebrate the museum during its final weeks."Susan Snyder Four Philadelphia artists are a part of this year’s Whitney BiennialThe travel to the city in the winter of 2024 and meeting its artists proved extremely fruitful for this year's curators, Marcela Guerrero and Drew Sawyer.Bedatri D. Choudhury John Alviti, retired senior curator at the Franklin Institute and former executive director at the Atwater Kent Museum, has died at 76Even after he retired in 2018, he was known around town as “Mr. Philadelphia History.”Gary Miles See inside a $1.2M house for sale in Abington thought to have ties to a famous shoe heirThere’s a 1920s house for sale on Canterbury Road in Abington whose prior residents may include the heir to an internationally known local shoe company.Jess Rohan ‘Star Wars: The Experience’ will debut at the Franklin Institute for the saga’s 50th anniversaryThe upcoming exhibit created by the Franklin Institute and Lucasfilm will be the subject of a panel at San Diego Comic-Con later this month. Stephanie Farr The tram cars got Volvos and Cristopher Sánchez made history | Weekly Report CardTina Fey embraced her Delco accent, Wildwood’s tram cars entered their Volvo era, Spirit’s replacement arrived at PHL, and Quinta Brunson raised money for Philly schools.Sam Ruland Philadelphia’s 1876 World’s Fair set the stage for this year’s 250th shindigThe 1876 World's Fair set the stage for Philadelphia to earn the late 19th-century moniker of "Workshop of the World." Elizabeth Wellington Philly once had the ‘most interesting high school in the U.S.’ Now the district is closing two of the remaining Parkway schools.Parkway West and Parkway Northwest, two high schools slated to close under the school district's facilities plan, are the remnants of an innovative program that drew international attention.Kristen A. Graham Gene therapy pioneer David Liu among 2026 Franklin Institute honoreesLiu’s precision gene editing invention was the foundation for Baby KJ’s therapy. He is among several scientists being honored as part of the science museum’s annual awards program. Kayla Yup $7.6 million in grants from William Penn Foundation will support $2 tickets for low-income patronsThe institutions supported by the grant are: Franklin Institute, Please Touch Museum, Academy of Natural Sciences, Morris Arboretum, Philadelphia Museum of Art, and Philadelphia Zoo.Peter Dobrin What museums do with their items that aren’t on exhibit“They are definitely not just sitting there getting dusty in a room,” Hortz Stanton said.Michelle Myers The Philadelphia Inquirer will make an appearance in the next ‘Abbott Elementary’ episode. Here’s what we know. The episode also introduces some professional hiccups for Mr. Johnson played by William Stanford Davis, who was in Philly last season to witness Kyle Schwarber's incredible four home runs.Rosa Cartagena Opinion14 events to look forward to in Philly this year that aren’t the World Cup or the 250thPhiladelphia will be the epicenter of America's 250th birthday celebrations, along with the World Cup and MLB All-Star Game, but there's plenty else happening here too.Stephanie Farr | Columnist Quinta Brunson wants thousands of Philly kids to have free school field tripsPhiladelphia School District teachers and administrators will be able to apply for funding for field trips for their students. Awards will be made twice a year.Kristen A. Graham See more storiesAdvertisement
The country’s first film screening took place in Philadelphia 156 years agoInventor Henry Heyl showed the first motion picture to 1500 people at the Academy of Music. He also invented the stapler and the paper cup. Elizabeth Wellington
The country’s first film screening took place in Philadelphia 156 years agoInventor Henry Heyl showed the first motion picture to 1500 people at the Academy of Music. He also invented the stapler and the paper cup. Elizabeth Wellington
16 family-friendly Halloween events in Philly, from trick-or-treating to spooky mini golfEarl Hopkins
16 family-friendly Halloween events in Philly, from trick-or-treating to spooky mini golfEarl Hopkins
Police shoot and kill armed man on Benjamin Franklin Parkway, officials sayEllie Rushing, Anna Orso, and Brett Sholtis
Police shoot and kill armed man on Benjamin Franklin Parkway, officials sayEllie Rushing, Anna Orso, and Brett Sholtis
We pick our favorite shows from this year’s big, bizarre, and bold Philly Fringe FestRosa Cartagena, Julie Zeglen, and Frank Schierloh
We pick our favorite shows from this year’s big, bizarre, and bold Philly Fringe FestRosa Cartagena, Julie Zeglen, and Frank Schierloh
🍻 Grab a stein at Roxtoberfest and more | Things to doThe Philadelphia Parallel Parking Association Championship, Roxtoberfest, Halloween Nights at Eastern State Penitentiary, and more. Earl Hopkins
🍻 Grab a stein at Roxtoberfest and more | Things to doThe Philadelphia Parallel Parking Association Championship, Roxtoberfest, Halloween Nights at Eastern State Penitentiary, and more. Earl Hopkins
The Academy of Natural Sciences museum is closing. What happens to memberships and planned events?Drexel said visitors should come to the museum through Sept. 27 “and celebrate the museum during its final weeks."Susan Snyder
The Academy of Natural Sciences museum is closing. What happens to memberships and planned events?Drexel said visitors should come to the museum through Sept. 27 “and celebrate the museum during its final weeks."Susan Snyder
Four Philadelphia artists are a part of this year’s Whitney BiennialThe travel to the city in the winter of 2024 and meeting its artists proved extremely fruitful for this year's curators, Marcela Guerrero and Drew Sawyer.Bedatri D. Choudhury
Four Philadelphia artists are a part of this year’s Whitney BiennialThe travel to the city in the winter of 2024 and meeting its artists proved extremely fruitful for this year's curators, Marcela Guerrero and Drew Sawyer.Bedatri D. Choudhury
John Alviti, retired senior curator at the Franklin Institute and former executive director at the Atwater Kent Museum, has died at 76Even after he retired in 2018, he was known around town as “Mr. Philadelphia History.”Gary Miles
John Alviti, retired senior curator at the Franklin Institute and former executive director at the Atwater Kent Museum, has died at 76Even after he retired in 2018, he was known around town as “Mr. Philadelphia History.”Gary Miles
See inside a $1.2M house for sale in Abington thought to have ties to a famous shoe heirThere’s a 1920s house for sale on Canterbury Road in Abington whose prior residents may include the heir to an internationally known local shoe company.Jess Rohan
See inside a $1.2M house for sale in Abington thought to have ties to a famous shoe heirThere’s a 1920s house for sale on Canterbury Road in Abington whose prior residents may include the heir to an internationally known local shoe company.Jess Rohan
‘Star Wars: The Experience’ will debut at the Franklin Institute for the saga’s 50th anniversaryThe upcoming exhibit created by the Franklin Institute and Lucasfilm will be the subject of a panel at San Diego Comic-Con later this month. Stephanie Farr
‘Star Wars: The Experience’ will debut at the Franklin Institute for the saga’s 50th anniversaryThe upcoming exhibit created by the Franklin Institute and Lucasfilm will be the subject of a panel at San Diego Comic-Con later this month. Stephanie Farr
The tram cars got Volvos and Cristopher Sánchez made history | Weekly Report CardTina Fey embraced her Delco accent, Wildwood’s tram cars entered their Volvo era, Spirit’s replacement arrived at PHL, and Quinta Brunson raised money for Philly schools.Sam Ruland
The tram cars got Volvos and Cristopher Sánchez made history | Weekly Report CardTina Fey embraced her Delco accent, Wildwood’s tram cars entered their Volvo era, Spirit’s replacement arrived at PHL, and Quinta Brunson raised money for Philly schools.Sam Ruland
Philadelphia’s 1876 World’s Fair set the stage for this year’s 250th shindigThe 1876 World's Fair set the stage for Philadelphia to earn the late 19th-century moniker of "Workshop of the World." Elizabeth Wellington
Philadelphia’s 1876 World’s Fair set the stage for this year’s 250th shindigThe 1876 World's Fair set the stage for Philadelphia to earn the late 19th-century moniker of "Workshop of the World." Elizabeth Wellington
Philly once had the ‘most interesting high school in the U.S.’ Now the district is closing two of the remaining Parkway schools.Parkway West and Parkway Northwest, two high schools slated to close under the school district's facilities plan, are the remnants of an innovative program that drew international attention.Kristen A. Graham
Philly once had the ‘most interesting high school in the U.S.’ Now the district is closing two of the remaining Parkway schools.Parkway West and Parkway Northwest, two high schools slated to close under the school district's facilities plan, are the remnants of an innovative program that drew international attention.Kristen A. Graham
Gene therapy pioneer David Liu among 2026 Franklin Institute honoreesLiu’s precision gene editing invention was the foundation for Baby KJ’s therapy. He is among several scientists being honored as part of the science museum’s annual awards program. Kayla Yup
Gene therapy pioneer David Liu among 2026 Franklin Institute honoreesLiu’s precision gene editing invention was the foundation for Baby KJ’s therapy. He is among several scientists being honored as part of the science museum’s annual awards program. Kayla Yup
$7.6 million in grants from William Penn Foundation will support $2 tickets for low-income patronsThe institutions supported by the grant are: Franklin Institute, Please Touch Museum, Academy of Natural Sciences, Morris Arboretum, Philadelphia Museum of Art, and Philadelphia Zoo.Peter Dobrin
$7.6 million in grants from William Penn Foundation will support $2 tickets for low-income patronsThe institutions supported by the grant are: Franklin Institute, Please Touch Museum, Academy of Natural Sciences, Morris Arboretum, Philadelphia Museum of Art, and Philadelphia Zoo.Peter Dobrin
What museums do with their items that aren’t on exhibit“They are definitely not just sitting there getting dusty in a room,” Hortz Stanton said.Michelle Myers
What museums do with their items that aren’t on exhibit“They are definitely not just sitting there getting dusty in a room,” Hortz Stanton said.Michelle Myers
The Philadelphia Inquirer will make an appearance in the next ‘Abbott Elementary’ episode. Here’s what we know. The episode also introduces some professional hiccups for Mr. Johnson played by William Stanford Davis, who was in Philly last season to witness Kyle Schwarber's incredible four home runs.Rosa Cartagena
The Philadelphia Inquirer will make an appearance in the next ‘Abbott Elementary’ episode. Here’s what we know. The episode also introduces some professional hiccups for Mr. Johnson played by William Stanford Davis, who was in Philly last season to witness Kyle Schwarber's incredible four home runs.Rosa Cartagena
Opinion14 events to look forward to in Philly this year that aren’t the World Cup or the 250thPhiladelphia will be the epicenter of America's 250th birthday celebrations, along with the World Cup and MLB All-Star Game, but there's plenty else happening here too.Stephanie Farr | Columnist
Opinion14 events to look forward to in Philly this year that aren’t the World Cup or the 250thPhiladelphia will be the epicenter of America's 250th birthday celebrations, along with the World Cup and MLB All-Star Game, but there's plenty else happening here too.Stephanie Farr | Columnist
Quinta Brunson wants thousands of Philly kids to have free school field tripsPhiladelphia School District teachers and administrators will be able to apply for funding for field trips for their students. Awards will be made twice a year.Kristen A. Graham
Quinta Brunson wants thousands of Philly kids to have free school field tripsPhiladelphia School District teachers and administrators will be able to apply for funding for field trips for their students. Awards will be made twice a year.Kristen A. Graham
